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Dear Ian and list members, As the current CPS chair, I have kept quiet on the list thus far because the BPS have particular rules about public statements (not surprisingly given their organisational position and charitable status). I had wanted to see what unfolded, and hope that the update below signals positive progress. This does not preclude personal emails expressing concern to the relevant people in the university, which I will send tomorrow. Whilst I hope it will all be resolved well before then, there is a BPS Representative Council meeting on 1-2 November, so that would be a place / time where I could consult and to see what the best course of action might be, if necessary. All the best, Jacqui On 16 Oct 2012, at 13:11, "Ian Parker" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi All, the secrecy has been so disabling, we have to take a risk to break it so we can move forward. I hope this statement does that. Many thanks for your thoughts during your discussions about institutional abuse and strategies to challenge it. Ian. Suspension of Ian Parker from MMU update The first investigation meeting took place on 15 October, with Ian Parker, MMU academic and Human Resources personnel and University and College Union (UCU) representatives attending. To clarify, to protect Ian Parker against unwarranted accusations and further damage to his reputation arising from rumours about what led to his suspension (and to address the claim by MMU that press reporting of the story has been ‘wholly inaccurate’), the precise charges are that Ian sent an email intended to undermine the credibility of a Head of Department and that sending this email constituted a failure to comply with a reasonable management instruction (the email was only sent internally, and Ian denies the charges). The suspension and disciplinary process against Ian is clearly quite disproportionate to what he is alleged to have done, and we hope that MMU will now allow him to return to work. A decision on whether to end the suspension and facilitate a discussion about procedures in the department or whether to continue with this action, which is already taking its toll on undergraduate teaching and PhD supervision, is expected later in the week. We urge MMU to review its decision and acknowledge that its action so far have damaged its reputation nationally and internationally. ___________________________________ There is a twitter feed: http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK (to post contact Grant [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return. Please think before you print. ___________________________________ There is a twitter feed: http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK (to post contact Grant [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK